Chess Puzzle #3tpg3 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1050 · Beginner · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen d2; rooks a1/h1; bishop e2; knights f5/g1; pawns a2/b2/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e7; rooks a8/h8; knights d3/e4; pawns a7/b7/c4/c7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe7 — knight f5→e7, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxd2# — knight e4→d2, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxd2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/ppp1qppp/8/3P1N2/2p1n3/3n4/PP1QBPPP/R4KNR w kq - 3 14

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